New Directions
Local alt-rockers Exit 380 apply their radio-friendly guitars to a concept album set in the Depression Era.
By JIMMY FOWLER
With their new album, the guys...
Killer or Filler?
A Dream I Used to Remember is the third installment in the unlikely collaboration between a Norwegian experimental jazz bassist (Loyal Label honcho...
On the March
With a stellar new EP in pocket, The Campaign can mount a pianistic-rocking run at the Big Time.
By JIMMY FOWLER
After forming in mid-2006, the...
Bends Sinister
Shadows lurk around every corner of The Great Tyrant's sonicscapes.
By JIMMY FOWLER
When you make music that describes life as a bottomless void and other...
Coupe de Fiddle
Although he’s a professional Nashville songwriter who’s had material covered by the likes of Brad Martin, George Strait, and Kenny Rogers, Cadillac Sky’s lead...
Dispatches
Your trusty local correspondents file from Austin.
It had been five years since I joined what the locals refer to as "the plague," which descends...
Down, Far From Out
Black Tie Dynasty's new album proves there's more to the Fort Worth quartet than flash.
By ANTHONY MARIANI
Apparently, something about Black Tie Dynasty rubs people...
Davis Lee Roth
A former Speedtrucker still shelves the metal for alt-country. His new sound is proof.
By JIMMY FOWLER
Singer-songwriter Josh Davis is known for his casually masterful,...
The Rockyards?
To most folks, the Stockyards means just both kinds of music: Country. And Western.
Inside the few storefronts that don't offer cowboy-themed knick-knacks, cowboy-friendly food...
Hope Is Alive
Fort Worth native and accomplished tenor saxophonist Rachella Parks never considered herself a jazz musician per se.
Even if her deep tones reflect past...
